What I meant with David Bell: 5-10, 170; not much of threat to put a number in the "HR" column starting with 2 or higher (only one time in 12 seasons, and that was exactly 20); but pretty much a lock for 40+ XBH, mostly doubles; never struck out much (career K% 14.2, almost exactly what Seager has done in the minors).
But the main thing: offensive profile of a middle infielder, not a shortstop, and so always either having to play second (and usually blocked there) or scramble to justify himself at third.
I'm no good at analyzing the physical stuff, so I didn't mean that their swings or approach were similar.
If Seager hits like healthy Snelling, that's obviously a different kettle of fish. As G says, not Boggs level, but plenty adequate for a role player at third. And he can also play 2b and could probably handle LF if they trotted him out there. He's not slow.
OK, so here's a guy who was 5-11, 175 and played 2b, 3b, LF and even 380 games at first, and had a career OPS+ of 107 and career RC/27 of 5.1 maxing out at 16 HR. But he had a freakish eye ratio (1.36) and never struck out more than 10% of the time. Seager is good, but won't match that.
Maybe another ex-Met (5-11, 185) is a better comp. Played 889 MLB games at third with a career OPS+ of 104 and career RC/27 of 5.6, but had more high-teen and 20+ HR years than Seager will have (but, now that I look at it, some or all of such were probably chemically enhanced).
Seager's best bet is probably somewhere between David Bell (career OPS+ of 85 career RC/27 of 4.3) and those two guys. And G's Todd Walker (6-0, 180) mention is another good one (career OPS+ of 98; career RC/27 of 5.3), though he never got more than spot duty at third.
Main question was: Can Seager contribute at 3b? And it looks like the answer is yes.
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